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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6899/atom_news" rel="self"/>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6899/news" rel="alternate"/>
  <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/52431</id>
  <entry>
    <title>La merecida impopularidad&#226;&#8364;&#166; &#226;&#8364;&#166;del congreso la frase</title>
    <link href="http://www.lahistoriaparalela.com.ar/2008/09/27/la-merecida-impopularidaddel-congreso-la-frase/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/commentary/2900368</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>La Historia Paralela,&amp;nbsp;Argentina</name>
    </author>
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Utilizando un truco de procedimiento, Pelosi exigi&#195;&#179; que el proyecto clasificado como HR 6899, fuera votado por el pleno en menos de 24 horas. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lahistoriaparalela.com.ar/2008/09/27/la-merecida-impopularidaddel-congreso-la-frase/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>League of Women Voters Hosts District 8 Debate</title>
    <link href="http://www.alextimes.com/article.asp?article=10897&amp;amp;paper=1&amp;amp;cat=155" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2900367</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Alexandria Times,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
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Moran, however, voted yes  on HR 6899,  which would permit drilling (with affected states&#226;&#8364;&#8482; consent) as close as 50 miles to shore if passed by the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alextimes.com/article.asp?article=10897&amp;amp;paper=1&amp;amp;cat=155&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Truth Test: Arcuri on energy issues</title>
    <link href="http://www.wktv.com/news/local/29792784.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2900366</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WKTV,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
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... they all essentially revolve around one thing &#226;&#8364;&#8220; and that&#226;&#8364;&#8482;sa piece of legislation known as HR 6899, otherwise known as the Comprehensive American Energy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wktv.com/news/local/29792784.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Letter: No solution at all</title>
    <link href="http://cjonline.com/stories/092608/opi_337021841.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/2900364</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Topeka Capital Journal,&amp;nbsp;KS</name>
    </author>
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HR 6899 is called the &quot;Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act.&quot; How could a &quot;comprehensive&quot; energy bill be introduced one day ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cjonline.com/stories/092608/opi_337021841.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress hits geyser of cynicism again</title>
    <link href="http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/congress-hits-geyser-cynicism-again" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/2884255</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Virginian-Pilot,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
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Thankfully, HR 6899 has little chance of becoming law, any more than the decision to let the congressional moratorium lapse will actually encourage offshore ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/congress-hits-geyser-cynicism-again&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Federal Solar Investment Tax Credits to Benefit Cyclone's ...</title>
    <link href="http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0436465.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-23:/commentary/2879859</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CNNMoney.com</name>
    </author>
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The US House of Representatives passed a bi-partisan bill (HR 6899) last week to extend through 2016 the 30% tax credit for investments in solar power ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0436465.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Stopgap&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Coattails Could Be Long</title>
    <link href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002957129" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/2879860</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQPolitics.com,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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... the draft proposal would incorporate language from House legislation ( HR 6899 ) that would do away with the ban but substitute other restrictions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002957129&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Breaking News: Pelosi 'No Energy' Bill Part of House Draft CR</title>
    <link href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28646&amp;amp;s=rcmp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/2879858</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Events,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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The Pelosi bill, HR 6899, fails to open more than a miniscule part of the available offshore drilling areas and -- even worse -- it establishes permanent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28646&amp;amp;s=rcmp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress considers economic stimulus, energy-saving legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=18039" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/2879863</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Rail Roading,&amp;nbsp;WI</name>
    </author>
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The House recently passed The Comprehensive American Security and Consumer Protection Act (HR 6899), which contains the Saving Energy through Public ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=18039&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US House passes energy bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2026" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/commentary/2879862</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Biomass Magazine,&amp;nbsp;ND</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
16, the US House of Representatives passed a new energy bill, HR 6899, by a vote of 236 to 189. Although attention has been focused on the offshore drilling  ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2026&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How Texans voted in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6012521.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/2870588</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Houston Chronicle,&amp;nbsp;United States</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Offshore Drilling, Renewable Energy: Passed, 236-189, a bill (HR 6899) that would open additional areas of the Outer Continental Shelf to oil and gas ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6012521.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ALEX MILLS: Energy bill won't help supply</title>
    <link href="http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2008/sep/22/alex-mills-energy-bill-wont-help-supply/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/2879861</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>San Angelo Standard Times,&amp;nbsp;tx</name>
    </author>
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The legislation, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act, HR 6899, passed 236 to 189. The Texas Congressional delegation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2008/sep/22/alex-mills-energy-bill-wont-help-supply/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Legislation Mixes Drilling  and Plug-In Hybrids</title>
    <link href="http://www.hybridcars.com/incentives-laws/legislation-drilling-plugin-hybrids-25028.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-20:/commentary/2870598</id>
    <updated>2008-09-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hybrid Cars News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Though it is often referred to as &quot;the offshore drilling bill,&quot; HR 6899 is a complex piece of legislation that&#226;&#8364;&#8221;depending on  who you  ask&#226;&#8364;&#8221;was either ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hybridcars.com/incentives-laws/legislation-drilling-plugin-hybrids-25028.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Recent votes in US Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.leader-vindicator.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20131097&amp;amp;BRD=2758&amp;amp;PAG=461&amp;amp;dept_id=572980&amp;amp;rfi=6" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-20:/commentary/2870589</id>
    <updated>2008-09-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Leader Vindicator,&amp;nbsp;PA</name>
    </author>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 6899) to permit drilling beyond 50 or 100 miles off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. A yes vote was to pass the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.leader-vindicator.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20131097&amp;amp;BRD=2758&amp;amp;PAG=461&amp;amp;dept_id=572980&amp;amp;rfi=6&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Kanjo changes support of oil drilling bills</title>
    <link href="http://www.timesleader.com/news/Kanjo_changes_support_of_oil_drilling_bills_09-20-2008.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/commentary/2870597</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,&amp;nbsp;PA</name>
    </author>
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Minutes later, he voted for HR 6899, which passed. That bill bans offshore drilling within 50 miles of shore. In a prepared release Friday, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.timesleader.com/news/Kanjo_changes_support_of_oil_drilling_bills_09-20-2008.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lower Home Heating Bills by Increasing Domestic Energy Supplies</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm2067.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/commentary/2870599</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Heritage.org,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The supposedly pro-drilling measures like those in HR 6899 (the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act), which recently passed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm2067.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Price gouging further examined</title>
    <link href="http://www.thesnaponline.com/local/local_story_263083315.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/commentary/2870600</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stanly News &amp; Press,&amp;nbsp;NC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On Tuesday night, Hayes voted for HR 6899, which would remove the total ban on offshore drilling in states such as North Carolina, allowing for exploration ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thesnaponline.com/local/local_story_263083315.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House passes offshore drilling bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.thehj.com/main.asp?SectionID=9&amp;amp;SubSectionID=32&amp;amp;ArticleID=24347&amp;amp;TM=21744" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-19:/commentary/2870590</id>
    <updated>2008-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Monticello Herald Journal,&amp;nbsp;IN</name>
    </author>
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In a 236-189 vote HR 6899 would allow new drilling between 50 and 100 miles offshore by states opting to do so. The vote consisted of 221 Democrats and 15 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thehj.com/main.asp?SectionID=9&amp;amp;SubSectionID=32&amp;amp;ArticleID=24347&amp;amp;TM=21744&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Comprehensive Energy Bill  Protects Military Training Area In Gulf</title>
    <link href="http://www.fosterfollynews.com/news/2008Sept17BOYDHOUSEBILLINCLUDES.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2884256</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chipley Florida Online Newspaper - Foster Folly News,&amp;nbsp;fl</name>
    </author>
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The Comprehensive Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act (HR 6899) also protects the critical military training and testing area in the Gulf of Mexico ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fosterfollynews.com/news/2008Sept17BOYDHOUSEBILLINCLUDES.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Will Help You Buy a Chevy Volt</title>
    <link href="http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/daily-news/080918-Congress-Will-Help-You-Buy-a-Chevy-Volt/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2870602</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>U.S. News Rankings &amp; Reviews,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
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Kicking Tires reports, &quot;Buried in the bill that's popularly dubbed the Off-Shore Drilling Bill, or HR 6899, is a section that details a tax credit for 'New ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/daily-news/080918-Congress-Will-Help-You-Buy-a-Chevy-Volt/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>10:50 am - Ross Works to Pass Comprehensive Energy Bill</title>
    <link href="http://arkansasmatters.com/content/fulltext/news/?cid=115381" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2870603</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KARK,&amp;nbsp;Little Rock</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved HR 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security &amp; Consumer Protection Act, representing the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arkansasmatters.com/content/fulltext/news/?cid=115381&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House energy package bad for manufacturers and consumers</title>
    <link href="http://www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachPressRelease.aspx?cid=29052&amp;amp;codi=37345&amp;amp;idproducttype=8&amp;amp;level=0" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2870593</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Environmental Expert (press release),&amp;nbsp;Spain</name>
    </author>
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HR 6899 contains a flawed renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS) that will distort energy markets, increase energy prices, and ignores the contributions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachPressRelease.aspx?cid=29052&amp;amp;codi=37345&amp;amp;idproducttype=8&amp;amp;level=0&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate candidate admits error in blasting congressman's vote</title>
    <link href="http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/09/18/091908_3a_royalty.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2870594</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Grand Junction Sentinel,&amp;nbsp;CO</name>
    </author>
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... Mark Udall of Eldorado Springs, saying Udall had voted for a &#226;&#8364;&#339;sham energy bill&#226;&#8364;* in the form of HR 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/09/18/091908_3a_royalty.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>McIntyre votes for drilling bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.lelandtribune.com/politicsgovt.asp?dismode=article&amp;amp;artid=1595" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2870592</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Leland Tribune,&amp;nbsp;NC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; US Congressman Mike McIntyre voted in support of a comprehensive energy  package, HR 6899, that brings the US a step closer to energy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lelandtribune.com/politicsgovt.asp?dismode=article&amp;amp;artid=1595&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Jim Moran's News Commentary</title>
    <link href="http://www.fcnp.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=3537:congressman-jim-morans-news-commentary&amp;amp;catid=17:national-commentary&amp;amp;Itemid=79" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2870595</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Falls Church News Press,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the House this week, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act (HR 6899) was brought to the floor. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fcnp.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=3537:congressman-jim-morans-news-commentary&amp;amp;catid=17:national-commentary&amp;amp;Itemid=79&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>MMS Ethics Violations: Gifts, Drugs &amp; No Cooperation from Oil ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rotor.com/Default.aspx?tabid=510&amp;amp;newsid905=59694" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/commentary/2870601</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Helicopter Association International,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House passed a bill (HR 6899) earlier this week that would allow more limited offshore drilling, some of it at states&#226;&#8364;&#8482; discretion. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rotor.com/Default.aspx?tabid=510&amp;amp;newsid905=59694&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Renewable Tax Credit Bill, Senate Version Could ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53601" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2845194</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RenewableEnergyWorld.com,&amp;nbsp;NH</name>
    </author>
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Late last night, the US House of Representatives passed HR 6899, a bill that contains extensions for the Production and Investment Tax Credits (PTC and ITC) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53601&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Higgins Hails Energy Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/511863.html?nav=5004" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2870596</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jamestown Post Journal,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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HR 6899 is the 110th's Congress latest reform designed to make the United States more energy independent. In 2007, Congress passed and President Bush signed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/511863.html?nav=5004&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US House approves Democratic leadership's energy bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.ogj.com/display_article/339808/7/ONART/none/GenIn/1/US-House-approves-Democratic-leadership's-energy-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2845193</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Oil &amp;amp; Gas Journal,&amp;nbsp;TX</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 6899 came to a vote about 24 hours after it was introduced following some  three hours of debate around 9:30 pm EDT. Republicans charged that it was ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ogj.com/display_article/339808/7/ONART/none/GenIn/1/US-House-approves-Democratic-leadership's-energy-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Energy Legislation: White House Threatens Veto!</title>
    <link href="http://www.rotor.com/Default.aspx?tabid=510&amp;amp;newsid905=59678" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2870604</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Helicopter Association International,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
After months of political wrangling, the House passed legislation (HR 6899) last night, Tuesday, September 16 that could open up large areas off US ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rotor.com/Default.aspx?tabid=510&amp;amp;newsid905=59678&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US House passes legislation to lift offshore drilling ban</title>
    <link href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2008/09/us-house-passes-legislation-to-lift.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2870591</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JURIST</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives passed proposed legislation [HR 6899, PDF] Tuesday night that would partially lift the ban on offshore oil drilling ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2008/09/us-house-passes-legislation-to-lift.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>BONO MACK: AMERICANS DESERVE REAL SOLUTIONS TO MEET REAL ENERGY NEEDS</title>
    <link href="http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=74418" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2845201</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>California Chronicle,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) today voted against the partisan energy bill, HR 6899, saying it is not the comprehensive solution ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=74418&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Florida coast exempt from drilling in plan</title>
    <link href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20080917/NEWS/809171976/1402/NEWS&amp;amp;title=Florida_coast_exempt_from_drilling_in_plan_" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2845200</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ocala,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Cliff Stearns of Ocala, Ric Keller of Orlando and Ginny Brown-Waite of Brooksville all voted against the energy package (HR 6899) passed by the House on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ocala.com/article/20080917/NEWS/809171976/1402/NEWS&amp;amp;title=Florida_coast_exempt_from_drilling_in_plan_&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House passes bill for more offshore oil drilling</title>
    <link href="http://www.caller.com/news/2008/sep/17/scoop_legislation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2845199</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Corpus Christi Caller Times,&amp;nbsp;TX</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act (HR 6899), would open the Outer Continental Shelf to drilling from 100 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.caller.com/news/2008/sep/17/scoop_legislation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Oil-shale bill puts supporters, Salazar at odds</title>
    <link href="http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/09/16/091708_3a_Oil_shale_moratorium.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2845198</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Grand Junction Sentinel,&amp;nbsp;CO</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The oil shale provision was inserted into HR 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act, by a Utah congressman, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/09/16/091708_3a_Oil_shale_moratorium.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Republicans See Electoral Hopes in Democrats&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Shift on Offshore ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002953717" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2845197</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQPolitics.com,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
House Minority Leader John A. Boehner said the bill ( HR 6899 ) that Pelosi, D-Calif., brought to the floor this week was a response to the Republicans&#226;&#8364;&#8482; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002953717&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>US: House of Representatives approves bill calling for plug-in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.automotiveworld.com/AEA/content.asp?contentid=70926" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-17:/commentary/2845196</id>
    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Automotive World (subscription),&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The vote on the 'Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act' (HR 6899) took place late on 16 September and passed with a total of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.automotiveworld.com/AEA/content.asp?contentid=70926&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Energy Bill Disappoints</title>
    <link href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/house-energy-bill-disappoints/story.aspx?guid=%7B28FA24B4-46EF-4DC0-AEBA-D69DACF1B638%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/commentary/2845195</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MarketWatch</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill under consideration, HR 6899 includes an unacceptable increase in dirty, dangerous offshore drilling that will threaten America's beaches and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/house-energy-bill-disappoints/story.aspx?guid=%7B28FA24B4-46EF-4DC0-AEBA-D69DACF1B638%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate &#226;&#8364;&#732;Gang&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Pushes for Drilling</title>
    <link href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=3&amp;amp;docID=news-000002952274" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/commentary/2870605</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQPolitics.com,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The House bill ( HR 6899 ), which passed by a vote of 236-189, would let states open their coastal waters to offshore drilling. During a daylong debate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=3&amp;amp;docID=news-000002952274&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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